(a) whether the Government has received an annual plan proposal from Kerala under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP);
(b) if so, the details and the status thereof; and
(c) if not, the time by which the same is approved without delay?
MINISTER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)
(a) to (c ): Yes Madam. The Government has received the annual plan proposal fromKerala under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP). The erstwhile IWMP has been amalgamated as watershed component of the new scheme called PradhanMantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana (PMKSY)w.e.f. 2015-16. The annual planproposals received from States including Kerala will be considered as per the guidelines of Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana.
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